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Four remain in custody following anti-terror raids

MELBOURNE, Aug 5 AAP - Four men remained in custody overnight awaiting further questioning over an alleged suicide plot to kill Australian soldiers at a Sydney army barracks.

Four people were arrested and more were being questioned after pre-dawn raids on 19 properties across Melbourne and regional Victoria foiled an alleged plot to attack the Holsworthy army base.

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Obama to give 16 'agents of change' US Medal of Freedom

WASHINGTON, July 30 AFP - President Barack Obama will next month award the highest US civilian honour to 16 "agents of change" including Desmond Tutu, Stephen Hawking and Muhammad Yunus, the White House said on Thursday.

Obama will present the Presidential Medal of Freedom on August 12 to Tutu, a South African anti-apartheid veteran, British physicist Hawking and Yunus, a Bangladeshi micro-financier who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006.

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NAB first big bank to axe overdrawn fees for personal accounts

SYDNEY, July 29 AAP - National Australia Bank Ltd is the first of the big local banks to abolish overdrawn account fees, which contribute to about $1.2 billion in annual fee revenue for the banking sector.

Consumer groups applauded the move on Wednesday, as other major banks said they were considering following suit.

JAKARTA, July 17 AFP/AP/AAP - High-explosive bombs tore through two luxury hotels in Jakarta on Friday, killing at least eight people including foreigners as terrorism returned to the world's most populous Muslim nation.

Australian trade official Craig Senger and Perth businessman Nathan Verity were believed to be among the victims of the deadly bomb blasts.

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Leading economies agree to battle protectionism, warming

L'AQUILA, Italy, July 9 AFP - The world's biggest economies have agreed to fight protectionism and limit global warming as the major emerging powers confront the Group of Eight rich nations at their Italian summit.

Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Mexico and South Africa joined an expanded G8 on its second day on Thursday, determined that US president Barack Obama and his wealthy partners pay the lion's share of the bill for solving the economic crisis.

MOSCOW, July 5 AFP - US and Russian leaders Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev have announced agreements on nuclear arms cuts and Afghanistan as they seek a new era in battered relations.

The two sides issued a joint declaration on replacing a key disarmament treaty, including figures for reductions in nuclear warheads, and clinched a breakthrough deal for US military transit for Afghanistan across Russia.

BAGHDAD, July 1 AFP - Bombings in the lead-up to the pullback of US forces from Iraq's towns and cities have resulted in the bloodiest death toll seen in the conflict-hit nation in 11 months, official figures show.

About 437 people were killed in June, government ministries announced on Wednesday as Iraqi forces officially took charge in the country's urban areas a day after the pullout of American troops six years after the invasion.

BAGHDAD, June 29 AFP - Tens of thousands of Iraqis partied amid massive security in Baghdad on Monday to mark the imminent pullout of US troops from urban areas and celebrate the restive nation's reclaimed sovereignty.

The American pullback, agreed under a security accord signed last year, will be completed on Tuesday, which has been declared a national holiday, but soldiers and police were out in force as festivities began.

LOS ANGELES, June 26 AP - The final act of Michael Jackson's life came into clearer focus on Friday, a picture of a fallen superstar under the care of his own private cardiologist as he tried to get his 50-year-old body in shape for a gruelling bid to reclaim his glory.

While the exact circumstances of his death remained unclear, early clues suggested he may simply have pushed his heart too far.

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Solar users to be paid for excess energy, NSW govt

SYDNEY, June 23 AAP - Solar-savvy households will be paid up to $900 a year to generate their own electricity under a NSW government plan to boost renewable energy.

Under the 20-year scheme, residents plus some schools, small businesses and community groups will be paid 60 cents per kilowatt hour - four times the average cost of electricity.

BRUSSELS, June 22 AFP - The European Union has rejected Iran's claims of EU interference in presidential elections there as "baseless and unacceptable".

"The EU considers the accusations made by various Iranian authorities towards the EU and its member states concerning European interference in the Iranian elections as baseless and unacceptable," a statement said on Monday.

TEHRAN, June 20 AFP - Thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets of Tehran in defiance of an ultimatum from supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for an end to protests over last week's disputed presidential election.

A suicide bomber meanwhile struck a key regime monument -- the south Tehran mausoleum of revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomenei, killing himself and wounding three pilgrims, state media reported.

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Tearful reunions as Clinton mission raises NKorea hopes

Thu Aug 6 03:27:38 EST 2009
by Rob Woollard

BURBANK, California, Aug 5 AFP - Two US journalists tearfully rejoined their families on Wednesday after Bill Clinton won their freedom on a historic trip to North Korea that opened up new possibilities for dialogue with the nuclear-armed hermit state.

Laura Ling, 32, threw her arms triumphantly in the air as she descended the steps from Clinton's chartered plane in Burbank, California and 36-year-old Euna Lee broke down in tears as she hugged her four-year old daughter Hana.

"Thirty hours ago Euna Lee and I were prisoners in North Korea," said Ling.

"We feared that at any moment we could be sent to a hard labour camp and then suddenly we were told that we were going to a meeting. We were taken to a location and when we walked through the doors, we saw standing before us president Bill Clinton."

Ling praised Clinton and his "supercool team" for securing their release and bringing to an end a 140-day ordeal that began with their arrest back in March as they reported from near North Korea's border with China.

Clinton's landmark meeting on Tuesday with reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il raised hopes of renewed US engagement with Pyongyang over its nuclear program although the first noises from President Barack Obama's administration were full of caution.

MELBOURNE, Aug 6 AAP - The Australian sharemarket closed stronger, pulled up by the resource and financial sectors after better than expected unemployment data and a re- rating of banking stocks.More...

NSW: Dire warnings from scientists as Sydney marks Hiroshima Day

SYDNEY, Aug 6 AAP - Anti-nuclear campaigners have marked the 64th anniversary of the world's first atomic attack with a plea for Australia to reconsider its uranium exports.More...

LOS ANGELES, Aug 5 AFP - The two US journalists freed by North Korea after more than four months in custody were held separately for most of their time behind bars, a sister for one of the women says.More...

ASIA: Asian nations welcome release of US journalists

TOKYO, Aug 5 AP - South Korea, Japan and China have welcomed the release of two US journalists held by North Korea since March, with Beijing and Tokyo expressing hope that former US president Bill Clinton's trip to the communist nation would help restart nuclear disarmament talks.More...

US: North Korea must stop provocative behavior: Obama

WAKARUSA, Indiana, Aug 5 AFP - President Barack Obama said Wednesday North Korea must stop its nuclear program and provocative behavior, addressing the diplomatic fallout from Pyongyang's release of two US journalists.More...

US: Russian subs patrolling off US coast: Pentagon

WASHINGTON, Aug 5 AFP - The US military on Wednesday said Russian subs were patrolling off the US East coast but Moscow shrugged off the report, saying its vessels always operate legally.More...

Fed: Man accused of plotting terrorism delivers court outburst

One of five men charged with plotting a suicide attack on the Holsworthy army base in New South Wales has accused Australian soldiers of terrorism .. telling the Melbourne Magistrates Court the Australian army kills innocent people in Iraq and Afghanistan.More...

Recent figures show economy still dodging recession bullet

Figures released this week provide fair hope that Australia's dodged the recession bullet again in the June quarter.More...

LONDON, Aug 5 AP - Swiss drugmaker Novartis has begun injecting its swine flu vaccine into people in the company's first human tests, a spokesman said on Wednesday.More...

AFR: Clinton urges Kenyans to act on post-poll unrest

NAIROBI, Aug 5 AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged Kenya's leaders to "exercise the will" to bring to justice those responsible for the violence that followed disputed December 2007 polls.More...

FED: Greg Combet lets fly at Steve Fielding's climate scepticism

CANBERRA, Aug 5 AAP - The federal government may have long given up any hope of convincing Family First senator Steve Fielding to support its emissions trading scheme, but now it's decided to stick the boot in.More...

BURBANK, California, Aug 5 AFP - Laura Ling has thanked Bill Clinton and his "supercool team" for winning her release from North Korea and said she feared before seeing him she was being taken to a hard labor camp.More...

US: Clinton, two freed journalists return to US

BURBANK, California, Aug 5 AFP - Former US President Bill Clinton and US journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling returned Wednesday from North Korea, one day after North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Il pardoned the two women.More...

US: Obama visits White House press room on birthday

WASHINGTON, Aug 4 AP - President Barack Obama is celebrating his own birthday by leading the White House press corps in singing Happy Birthday to veteran US reporter Helen Thomas.More...

CAN: Canada calls on Australian help as forest fires rage

VANCOUVER, Canada, Aug 4 AFP - Canada has sought Australian help in bringing under control forest fires sweeping through parts of British Columbia and threatening a historic gold rush town.More...

CANBERRA, Aug 4 AAP - Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull must release all correspondence between himself and treasury official Godwin Grech so the Australian people can judge the nature of their relationship, federal minister Craig Emerson says.More...

FED: Godwin Grech potentially an 'eccentric' hero: Abbott

Senior Liberal TONY ABBOTT has compared GODWIN GRECH to a heroic whistle-blower .. despite the treasury official admitting he created the fake email at the centre of the OzCar affair.More...

ASIA: Clinton in NKorea meets detained US reporters: report

WASHINGTON, Aug 4 AFP - Former US president Bill Clinton, in North Korea to secure the freedom of imprisoned American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee, met with the pair on Tuesday, ABC News reported.More...

CANBERRA, Aug 4 AAP - Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull must release all correspondence between himself and treasury official Godwin Grech so the Australian people can judge the nature of their relationship, federal minister Craig Emerson says.More...

EUR: Web petition seeks Nobel prize for Michael Jackson

OSLO, Aug 4 AFP - More than 15,000 people have signed an internet petition calling for the late pop star Michael Jackson to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010.More...

FED: Defence powerless to stop terrorists viewing military bases

SYDNEY, Aug 4 AAP - Defence chiefs have admitted there is little they can do to stop terrorists viewing military bases such as the one allegedly targeted by four men arrested in Melbourne on Tuesday.More...

Clinton gives NKorea's Kim message from Obama: state media

SEOUL, Aug 4 AFP - Former US President Bill Clinton has met North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il in Pyongyang and delivered a verbal message from current President Barack Obama, official media reported.More...

US: Clinton to NKorea on promise of reporter release: report

WASHINGTON, Aug 4 AFP - North Korea has told relatives of two jailed US journalists that it will release them to former US president Bill Clinton, who has arrived in Pyongyang to win their freedom, Politico.com reports.More...

US: Astronaut bringing test underwear back to Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, July 30 AP - In what might embarrass less adventurous souls, astronaut Koichi Wakata is returning to Earth with the underwear he used during his 4-1/2-month space station stay so scientists can check them out.More...

US: Obama to give 16 'agents of change' US Medal of Freedom

WASHINGTON, July 30 AFP - President Barack Obama will next month award the highest US civilian honour to 16 "agents of change" including Desmond Tutu, Stephen Hawking and Muhammad Yunus, the White House said on Thursday.More...

Vic: Cyber stalker uses Twitter to threaten Delta Goodrem

MELBOURNE, July 31 AAP - Singer Delta Goodrem and fiance Brian McFadden have been threatened by a man via the social networking website Twitter.More...

US: US orders an Afghan detainee at Guantanamo freed

WASHINGTON, July 30 AFP - A US judge on Thursday ordered the release before the end of August of Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammed Jawad, an Afghan who is one of the youngest men held at the notorious prison camp.More...

Fed: US could ask for increased committment in Afghanistan

Australia could be asked to increase its commitment in Afghanistan again .. after a top Pentagon official warned the situation is serious.More...

US: Endeavour astronauts prepare for home from ISS

Astronauts on the space shuttle Endeavour are preparing for their return to Earth from the International Space Station.More...

US: Two US officers accused of running check on Obama

Authorities are investigating two Atlanta-area police officers .. accused of using government computers to run a criminal background check on US President BARACK OBAMA.More...

Building approvals jump in June to ease RBA housing concerns

SYDNEY, July 30 AAP - A sharp jump in the number of approvals to build new homes should ease central bank concerns that money flowing into housing will boost prices rather encourage greater supply of affordable shelter.More...

SCI: Saturn's 'day' shorter by five minutes

PARIS, July 29 AFP - A day on Saturn is pretty short, and it just got shorter.More...

SCI: 150 years later, Darwin vindicated... by jellyfish

PARIS, July 29 AFP - Creatures large and small may play an important role in the stirring of ocean waters, according to a study released Wednesday that confirms a theory advanced by Charles Darwin.More...

US: Obama sees 'beginning of the end' of recession

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 29 AFP - The United States may be seeing "the beginning of the end of the recession," President Barack Obama said Wednesday, as the world's biggest economy combats its worst slump in decades.More...

US: US, Britain discuss Afghanistan

WASHINGTON, July 29 AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton began talks on Wednesday with her British counterpart David Miliband who vowed to keep troops in Afghanistan despite growing calls at home for their withdrawal.More...